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[Jacobite Interest] - The Battle of Inverurie
Manuscript poem "Lord Luis [Lewis] Wieldry at Invary"
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 23 June 2021 at 11:00 BST
£1,500
Description
60 lines celebrating the actions of Lord Lewis Gordon at the Battle of Inverurie (confusingly called 'Invary' and 'Inverary' in the poem) on the 23rd December, 1745, 29 x 31cm, written in an 18th century hand
Footnote
Note: Supported by the French, Jacobite troops under the command of Lord Lewis Gordon, defeated the British government troops at the Battle of Inverurie in 1745.